The House will be holding a historic vote this week and is expected to impeach President Trump. After that it all goes to the Senate trial in the new year. Sen. Mitch McConnell is getting a lot of heat for already saying that he will be working with the White House and the president will not be removed from office. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for more impeachment news and also some questionable pardons coming from Kentucky’s outgoing governor, Matt Bevin. 

Next, we speak with Charlie Harding, one of the hosts of the Switched on Pop Podcast and author of the new book Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works and Why It Matters. On the podcast Charlie and his co-host Nate Sloan dissect pop on a musical level and the book offers a blueprint for how to learn more about what makes music great so you can understand and appreciate popular music and other genres. Charlie also fills us in on what we should be listening for besides just the rhythm and lyrics so you can expand your palette of hearing.

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